The Boxing Day Tsunami part of Teaching Methods:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
Glenn Richard, SUNY at Stony Brook
Undergraduate students map data from the National Geophysical Data Center and the United States Geological Survey on Google Earth and study visualizations in order to explore the causes and effects of the Tsunami ...

Geomorphic Evidence of Quaternary Surface Rupture along the Rocky Mountain – Tintina Trench part of Courses:Structural Geology and Tectonics:2024 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
Theron Finley, University of Victoria
Theron Finley, University of Victoria Edwin Nissen, University of Victoria John Cassidy, Geological Survey of Canada & University of Victoria Lucinda Leonard, University of Victoria & Ocean Networks Canada ...

Spatial Characterization of the Isla de Mona Fault in the NE Caribbean from High-Resolution Topography part of Courses:Structural Geology and Tectonics:2024 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
Daniel Laó-Dávila, Oklahoma State University
Daniel Laó-Dávila, Oklahoma State University Eric Lebar, Oklahoma State University Abstract The Isla de Mona Fault is the only mapped fault on Mona Island, an uninhabited aerially exposed carbonate platform ...

Earthquake Visualizations part of Hazards:Visualization Collections
Find animations showing seismograph operation, tsunami, P and S Waves, earthquake focus versus epicenter, and actual footage of an earthquake.

Active Tectonics Field Trip part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
George Davis, University of Arizona
By far most field trips in structural geology and regional tectonics do NOT take place in large urban centers with a trip focus on mitigation of hazards. What is described here is an example of the instructional ...

2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami part of Hazards:Events
This page presents visualizations and other resources related to the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. This event constituted one of the largest disasters in history, causing the deaths of over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (98 ft) high.

January 2010 Haiti Earthquake Visualizations part of Hazards:Events
Find still images, animations and graphics related to the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the country of Haiti on January 12, 2010.

Determining Earthquake Recurrence Intervals from Trench Logs part of Rates and Time:GSA Activity Posters
Patricia Cashman, University of Nevada-Reno
Trench logs of the San Andreas Fault at Pallett Creek, CA are the data base for a lab or homework assignment that teaches about relative dating, radiometric dating, fault recurrence intervals and the reasons for uncertainty in predicting geologic phenomena. Students are given a trench log that includes several fault strands and dated stratigraphic horizons. They estimate the times of faulting based on bracketing ages of faulted and unfaulted strata. They compile a table with the faulting events from the trench log and additional events recognized in nearby trenches, then calculate maximum, minimum and average earthquake recurrence intervals for the San Andreas Fault in this area. They conclude by making their own prediction for the timing of the next earthquake.

Teaching Activities part of Hazards:Landslides
Skip to search results Skip to pagination Results 1 - 15 of 35 matches Engaging With Earthquake Hazard and Risk Jennifer Pickering This introductory activity engages learners in the study of earthquake hazards and ...

The Scientific Process part of Videos:Video Gallery
Science can help us address environmental challenges such as rising sea levels, the threat of natural hazards, access to resources, and changes to our climate system. This video uses a variety of examples from the geosciences and real life to provide an introduction to the processes of science. We discuss quantitative and qualitative data in terms of the composition of Earth's atmosphere and rocks formed by volcanoes. We describe interpretation using examples such as a large historical earthquake in the Pacific Northwest and the relationship between student grades and class attendance. Finally, we include a short activity for you to practice making observations, generating hypotheses, and making predictions.